answer
معنی فارسی
پاسخ جواب دفاع تلافي پاسخ دادن جواب دادن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/an´sǝr/n., vi., vt.
● پاسخ، جواب
his answer was negative
پاسخ او منفی بود.
● پاسخ دادن، جواب دادن
he did not answer my letter
او به نامهی من جواب نداد.
please answer my question
لطفا به پرسش من پاسخ بدهید.
answer the phone!
تلفن را جواب بده!
● تلافی، تلافی کردن، عمل به مثل کردن
his answer was a hefty punch on my chin
پاسخش مشت محکمی بر چانهام بود.
we bombed their cities; they answered by sinking our ships
ما شهرهای آنها را بمباران کردیم و آنها با غرق کردن کشتیهای ما تقاص پس گرفتند.
● حل مسئله، چاره
money is not the answer to every problem
پول چارهی هر دردی نیست.
● واکنش کردن
the horse answered to its owner's touch
اسب نسبت به نوازش صاحبش واکنش نشان داد.
● کفایت کردن، جوابگو بودن
he only answers to the landlord
او فقط به ارباب جوابگو است.
his salary did not answer all their needs
حقوق او جوابگوی کلیهی نیازهای آنها نبود.
● تطبیق کردن با، مشابه بودن با
he answers to the description
او شبیه توصیفی است که از او شده.
● (حقوق) دفاعیه، پاسخ خوانده
● (موسیقی) تکرار آهنگدر کلیدی دیگر (بهویژه در نواختن فیوگ)
● (مهجور) تقاص، کفاره دادن
* answer back
پیش جوابی کردن
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Old English 'andswaru', from 'and-' against + 'swerian' to swear.
مثال
- He gave an answer to the difficult question.
- She didn't answer my call.
- The answer to the problem was simpler than we thought.
ترکیبهای رایج
answer a question answer a call answer for actions
تعریف انگلیسی
- a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation “I waited several days for his answer” “he wrote replies to several of his critics”
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem “they were trying to find a peaceful solution” “the answers were in the back of the book” “he computed the result to four decimal places”
- the speech act of replying to a question
- the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
- a nonverbal reaction “his answer to any problem was to get drunk” “their answer was to sue me”
- react verbally “She didn't want to answer” “answer the question” “We answered that we would accept the invitation” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Somebody ----s that CLAUSE” “Somebody ----s to somebody” “They answer that there was a traffic accident”
- respond to a signal “answer the door” “answer the telephone” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something”
- give the correct answer or solution to “answer a question” “answer the riddle” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something”
- understand the meaning of “The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
- give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument) “The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something”
- be liable or accountable “She must answer for her actions” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s PP”
- be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity “A few words would answer” “This car suits my purpose well” “Will $100 do?” “A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school” “Nothing else will serve” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s” “It ----s that CLAUSE (for: suffice)”
- match or correspond “The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave” “Verb Frames:” “Something is ----ing PP” “Something ----s something”
- be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of “This may answer her needs” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s something”
- react to a stimulus or command “The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s” “Something is ----ing PP”
مترادفها
I. verb neuter
1. Reply (especially to a question), rejoin, respond, say in reply, make answer, reply, or response.
2. Be accountable, be responsible or liable, be security, go surety.
3. Correspond, be correlated, be counterpart, be like, be similar.
4. Do, pass, serve, suit, be sufficient, be enough, do well enough, pass muster, be of use.
II. verb active
1. Reply to, respond to, make answer to.
2. Refute, meet by argument or explanation.
3. Satisfy, fulfil, be suitable to, be sufficient for.
III. noun
1. Reply, response, rejoinder, replication, retort, counter statement.
2. Refutation, confutation, defence, plea.